** Official Cricketweb Horseracing thread **

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Just watching replays of today's Taupo races. **** I wish I could have gone down there today. Those races were won by horses with so much talent and potential. Fantastic day's racing. Think a future Group 1 winner or two graced that Taupo turf this afternoon (particularly impressed by He's Remarkable, Rockandready, Rockburn, Sworn To Secrecy, Grande Rosso... ****, all of them).

 

[Robertinho]

Surprised this is so inactive with the Spring Carnival underway. So You Think basically a certainty in the Cox Plate next weekend at $1.70 after his big win in the Yalumba. I'm on Wall Street (an NZ horse actually) each way at $31, just hoping for a place really.

I've also heard good things about Americain in the Melbourne Cup.

 

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Wall Street's a superb miler. Just question him at 2040m against a field of that class.

Look out for Katie Lee in Melbourne. She's running in an undercard race on Cox Plate day (she'll win that easily), and then the G1 Myer Classic. Best NZ thoroughbred we've sent over there since Sunline, IMO.

 

[Robertinho]

Wall Street's a superb miler. Just question him at 2040m against a field of that class.

Look out for Katie Lee in Melbourne. She's running in an undercard race on Cox Plate day (she'll win that easily), and then the G1 Myer Classic. Best NZ thoroughbred we've sent over there since Sunline, IMO.

Big call. I'll definitely have a look. I've got $10 on the place on Pinker Pinker tomorrow in the Thousand Guineas - we'll see.

 

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It sounds like a big call, but it's been pretty lean for NZ since Sunline. The only G1 winners we've had in Sydney or Melbourne since she retired, IIRC, are Miss Potential, Honor Babe, Victory Smile, Nom du Jeu and Monaco Consul. All fair horses, but nothing really outstanding.

 

[Smudge]

So You Think is a freak. Looking forward to the Cox.

 

[Bobisback]

Cox plate is going to be awesome. So You Think, so awesome, so hard to beat. More Joyous is probably the only horse can go close, just seems to do enough to win. Going to be a great battle.

As for the Caulfield Cup this weekend, im going for Dariana.

 

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Sounds like it might be a wet track. That'd suit Monaco Consul.

 

[Burgey]

ABC Sport - Star jockey Katsidis found dead

 

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That's a real shock, and very sad.

 

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He's the only reason that a really **** Australian horse won the Karaka Million this year.

 

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Apparently the MV track was a Dead 4 at 9:30am. What's the weather like in Melbourne today?

Hoping for a good track so Katie can show the Aussies what she's capable of. Look out.

 

[Smudge]

How good was that? Two Cox Plates after just ten career starts. Madness.

 

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Amazing horse.

**** Katie Lee ran a bad race just then. Worst of her life. Gutted.

 

[Smudge]

Was far too slow getting off the fence, but she never kicked on anyway. And thanks to a scratching, I ended up with her anchored on my quaddie. ****'s sake.

 

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That sucks.

The track may have been a bit damper than she likes, but that's not really an excuse. Her class should have at least taken her close to beating that bunch today. Hope she's back at her best in the Myer.

Firebolt and Wall Street both flopped badly as well. Lion Tamer was the only NZ horse to do us proud today - he was ridden upside down but still ran his heart out for an excellent second in the Vase.

 

[Bobisback]

81310 SO YOU THINK 3.50 1.62

****. That.

 

[Smudge]

I'm high on Jagermeister, but have just watched this montage again. I might be biased, but this is ****ing awesome.

YouTube - Trackside Winter Montage

 

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Indeed it is. Fantastic stuff.

The same could be said about He's Remarkable. A ****ing incredible talent. His 2000 Guineas odds have been slashed down to $2.50, but on today's win, that's entirely justified.

 

[Julian87]

Zipping, tbh.